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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Wamego, KS · July 8, 2018

Date: July 8, 2018 · 11:20 local
Place: Wamego, KS
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39841
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 355 total39 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N39841Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30484 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed Wamego, KS airport (69K) enroute to marysville, KS (myz). During approach to myz, the pilot selected the landing gear down. The landing gear did not extend. The pilot aborted the landing and flew back to 69K. During the flight, the pilot tried to extend the landing gear using the emergency gear procedures. The landing gear did not extend and the emergency gear handle broke. The pilot landed at 69K with landing gear in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WAMEGO, KS AIRPORT (69K) ENROUTE TO MARYSVILLE, KS (MYZ). DURING APPROACH TO MYZ, THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND FLEW BACK TO 69K. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURES. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE BROKE. THE PILOT LANDED AT 69K WITH LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.